Fairytale of New York
Tickets On Sale Friday, August 23 at 10am! Fairytale of New York – The Ultimate Irish Inspired Christmas Concert After three sell out tours in Ireland and the United Kingdom, join us on a festive journey through the heart of Ireland with the ultimate Irish-inspired Christmas concert-direct from Dublin and London’s West End. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Irish culture as our talented singers, musicians and dancers perform an outstanding live concert featuring all the festive favourites …and just when you think the party couldn’t get any better, this incredible Irish infused show features the greatest Irish sing-a-long songs of all time-from joyous jigs to powerful ballads and from traditional singalong songs to haunting carols, this feel good, authentic concert will transport you straight to the emerald hills of Ireland at Christmas time! Bring your friends and family to share in the joy of the Celtic festive season, celebrating Irish heritage with an unforgettable night of singing, dancing and ‘craic’. Imagine a St Patrick’s Day party…… on Christmas Day! Not a Spectacle Live Member? Join today to gain presale access and more!All sales are final. No request for cancellations, exchanges, changes or refunds shall be honored.
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Tickets On Sale Friday, August 9 at 10am!It’s Bagpipes. It’s Rock. It’s Bagrock. AC/DC meets the poet Robert Burns. Where rock anthems sit comfortably alongside the great tunes from the glens and the mountains of Scotland. It’s The Red Hot Chilli Pipers – an internationally renowned ensemble consisting of pipers, guitarists, keyboards, and drummers — who have been rocking the world from New York to Beijing to Melbourne and everywhere in between with musicianship of the highest order and a passion for pipes that will leave you breathless. The band has four music degrees from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and all the pipers and drummers have played at the top level in bagpiping. Not a Spectacle Live Member? Join today to gain presale access and more!All sales are final. No request for cancellations, exchanges, changes or refunds shall be honored.
Seán Heely’s Celtic Christmas
Kilts and tartan abound as US National Scottish Fiddle Champion Seán Heely and a cast of nationally-acclaimed Celtic performers take you on a magical winter tour through the Scottish Highlands and across the rugged Irish coast. The fiddle and bagpipes will sweep you away to Christmastime and Winter Solstice celebrations that are sure to lift your holiday spirits and warm your heart. The festive journey follows ancient Gaelic carols and songs, tucked in perfectly with lively Irish tunes and familiar Christmas melodies with a Celtic twist. Featuring a core cast of nine — seven multi-instrumentalists, a percussive dancer and a Highlands dancer — audiences will be tapping their toes to the sounds of the fiddle, highland pipes, harp, percussion, bouzouki, bass, guitar piano, harmonium, and more. Additionally, with opportunities to partner with local pipe bands and Highlands or Irish dance companies, this show has a little bit of everything for a wonderful holiday family outing! Not a Spectacle Live Member? Join today to gain presale access and more!All sales are final. No request for cancellations, exchanges, changes or refunds shall be honored.
The High Kings
The High Kings continue to set the bar extremely high for Irish Folk bands across the world and are widely regarded to be at the forefront of the genre. In 2024 after a 17 year journey The High Kings continue to perform in sell out venues across the globe to their ever-growing army of loyal fans that span generations. The High Kings are Finbarr Clancy, Darren Holden, Brian Dunphy and newest member Paul O’ Brien.Not a Spectacle Live Member? Join today to gain presale access and more!All sales are final. No request for cancellations, exchanges, changes or refunds shall be honored.
An Evening with Gaelic Storm
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It’s hard to imagine a band just coming into their own after 20 years of success, but that’s exactly what makes a true anomaly. This multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and as you can imagine, after two decades and over 2000 shows, it is a true force to be reckoned with. With their latest release, Go Climb a Tree, their music has never sounded more representative of themselves as musicians and as live performers. The band attributes their continued success to their fanatic audience, and it’s a well-diversified crowd for sure. The country-music folks adore the storytelling, the bluegrass-heads love the instrumentals, Celtic fans love their devotion to tradition, and the rockers simply relish the passion they play their instruments with. Each band member, in their own way, expresses a deep gratitude for their fans, but it’s best summed up in the words of Patrick Murphy: “The fans are the ones that have given us this life. We’re here for them.” On Go Climb a Tree, co-founders of Gaelic Storm, Steve Twigger and Patrick Murphy, along with longtime friend and co-writer Steve Wehmever, are again at the helm of song-writing duties. The album has everything—party drinking songs (“The Beer Song”), patriotic anthems (“Green, White and Orange”), beautiful folk songs (“Monday Morning Girl”), spritely instrumentals “”The Night of Tomfoolery”), perfectly poppy songs (“Shine On”), and even a raucous pirate song (“Shanghai Kelly”). When speaking of the overall concept of the album, Patrick Murphy gives some insight: “With all the craziness and division in the world, we wanted to make an album about ‘contemplative escapism.’ Go Climb a Tree certainly isn’t about dropping out of the conversation, it’s just about taking a short hiatus to recharge the batteries before you take on the world again.” Gaelic Storm takes a true blue-collar, hard-nose approach to touring, consistently traveling the US and internationally over 200 days a year, forging a unique path in the Celtic music world. “You have to see us live. We are the true working-mans’ band,” says Ryan Lacey, who joined the lineup in 2003. “We still, and most likely always will, tour most of the year, and that’s how we constantly hone our craft.” The dedication to live shows date all the way back to the mid-1990s, when Gaelic Storm kicked off its career as a pub band in Santa Monica, California. Due to their discovery at the pub, by the end of the decade, the musicians had appeared in the blockbuster film Titanic (where they performed “Irish Party in Third Class”). This laid the groundwork for a career that would eventually find them topping the Billboard World Chart six times, making appearances at mainstream music festivals, and regularly headlining the largest Irish Festivals across the country, all the while gaining a reputation as a genre-bending Irish rock band, whose songs mix Celtic traditions with something uniquely creative. Looking to the future, Gaelic Storm is excited about what lies ahead. In 2022, they were excited to welcome Natalya Kay, an incredible fiddler hailing from Western Massachusetts, but living now in Music City, Nashville, TN. Natalya’s energy and presence on stage has been a force to be reckoned with Not a Spectacle Live Member? Join today to gain presale access and more!All sales are final. No request for cancellations, exchanges, changes or refunds shall be honored.